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Nutrition & Dietetics
Chitra M. Saraswati, Elaine Borghi, Joao J. R. da Silva Breda, Monica C. Flores-Urrutia, Julianne Williams, Chika Hayashi, Edward A. Frongillo, Alexander C. McLain
Summary: This study used a statistical method to extract useful information on child malnutrition trends from sparse data. The results showed a generally decreasing trend in stunting and a stable, slightly diminishing rate for overweight, with differences in trends between low- and middle-income countries compared to high-income countries.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emeline Rougeaux, J. Jaime Miranda, Mary Fewtrell, Jonathan C. K. Wells
Summary: This study investigated the variation in child growth and nutritional status in Peru over time and in relation to maternal internal migration. The results showed that different types of migration can have different effects on child growth and nutrition, and these effects are related to the timing of birth and the place of residence.
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Calogero Carletto, John A. Maluccio, Savant Man Shrestha, Mackenzie F. Stewart
Summary: This study found that migrant households in rural Guatemala were more adversely affected during the Great Recession in the United States, especially in terms of long-term effects on child anthropometric indicators.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Shri Kant Singh, Alka Chauhan, Santosh Kumar Sharma, Parul Puri, Sarang Pedgaonkar, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, Lindsey Smith Taillie
Summary: This study examines the triple burden of malnutrition, which includes anaemia, overweight, and stunting, among children aged 6-59 months. Using data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021), the study identifies risk factors at different levels and their contribution to the existing malnutrition burden. The study finds that stunting, overweight, and anaemia are prevalent among children in India, with varying spatial distribution. Child, maternal, and household variables play a substantial role in determining malnutrition burden, necessitating multilevel treatments targeting households.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pradeep Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, Shekhar Chauhan, Ratna Patel, Strong P. Marbaniang, Preeti Dhillon
Summary: The study identified a higher prevalence of thinness among adolescent boys compared to girls, while stunting was more common in girls. Risk of stunting was higher among older adolescents, uneducated adolescents, and those from poorer households. Both thinness and stunting were significantly associated with age, educational status, working status, and wealth index. Wealth index was a major contributor to the inequality in prevalence of thinness and stunting among adolescents.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Sara Estecha Querol, Romaina Iqbal, Laura Kudrna, Lena Al-Khudairy, Paramijit Gill
Summary: This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with malnutrition among South Asian adolescents aged 12-15, finding that factors such as age, hygiene behaviors, social support, sedentary behavior, and tobacco use were associated with adolescent malnutrition. The study suggests the presence of a double burden of malnutrition in this population and underscores the need for further research to understand these relationships.
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Environmental Sciences
Sophie Amalie Hamann, Lene Thorup, Cecilie Blenstrup Patsche, Lena Hohwu, Vibeke Elisabeth Hjortdal, Bishal Gyawali, Dinesh Neupane, Per Kallestrup
Summary: There is an association between socio-economic status and nutritional status among Nepalese school children, with students from lower and upper income households having a higher tendency to be overweight. Furthermore, there is a simultaneous occurrence of stunting and overweight in some students.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH POPULATION AND NUTRITION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Raghavendra Pandurangi, Mahesh Kumar Mummadi, Sairam Challa, N. Samarasimha Reddy, Venkatesh Kaliaperumal, Chinta Khadar Babu, Usha Rani Telikicherla, Raghu Pullakandham, J. J. Babu Geddam, Rajkumar Hemalatha
Summary: Malnutrition among Indian adolescents, including stunting, thinness, overweight, and obesity, is influenced by socio-demographic factors such as age, gender, and wealth index.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Seo Ah Hong
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the double burden of malnutrition within households in Myanmar and found a 9.1% prevalence of households where children were stunted and mothers were overweight/obese. Significant regional differences were identified, highlighting the need for culturally sensitive policies and programs.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2021)
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Ana Paola Campos, Mireya Vilar-Compte, Summer Sherburne Hawkins
Summary: The study found that breastfeeding had a protective effect on stunting among Mexican-origin children in Mexico, with high- and low-birthweight being risk factors for overweight and stunting respectively. Other risk factors for overweight included introducing complementary foods before 6 months, while being male, living in Mexico, and experiencing moderate-severe household food insecurity were additional risk factors for stunting.
CROSS-CULTURAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Catherine Schwinger, Ingrid Kvestad, Ram K. Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak, Merina Shrestha, Suman Ranjitkar, Tor A. Strand
Summary: This study investigated the association between the use of biomass cooking fuels and linear growth in children aged 18-23 months in the Bhaktapur community of Nepal. The results showed that there was no significant association between biomass fuel use and children's linear growth, but a stronger association was observed in certain sub-groups and stunted children. Further research is needed to confirm these associations.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. K. Das, A. D. Burma, S. Amudhan, V Mishra, P. Mahapatra, A. Ashok, M. Philip
Summary: The study found that the prevalence of severe stunting decreased while moderate stunting increased among children aged 8 and above in India. It also revealed that girls had poorer recovery from malnutrition in late childhood compared to boys, highlighting the importance of gender-specific interventions to improve nutrition outcomes.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria P. Santos, Beja Turner, M. Pia Chaparro
Summary: Between 1992 and 2017, stunting decreased and obesity increased among all social groups in Peru. Inequities in stunting by income and urban/rural residency widened over time, while inequities in obesity narrowed as obesity prevalence increased at a faster rate among certain disadvantaged groups.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rajeev Kumar, Balram Paswan
Summary: The study examines changes in socio-economic inequality in nutritional status among children in EAG states in India using data from NFHS-3 and NFHS-4. It found that the inequality in stunting remained unchanged while the inequality in underweight decreased between 2005-2016. Household wealth index, mother's education, and mother's nutritional status were major contributors to inequality in stunting and underweight in 2015-2016, emphasizing the need to minimize socio-economic inequality in children's nutritional status.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Edwin Guevara-Romero, Victor Florez-Garcia, Leonard E. Egede, Alice Yan
Summary: The double burden of malnutrition refers to the coexistence of underweight children and overweight mothers in the same household. Factors such as mother's age, height, educational level, occupation, and food intake have been identified as associated with this phenomenon.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2022)